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pull

Meaning of “pull”

To draw toward or out by force; with a particle, to remove, strip off, uproot, demolish, overthrow, or bring down.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences14 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 13:4

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Matthew 7:4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 7:4 · retained source text

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mee pull out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?

Luke 6:42
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 6:42 · retained source text

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mee pull out the mote that is in thine eye: when thou thy selfe beholdest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pul out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

Luke 12:18
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 12:18 · retained source text

And he said, This will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits, and my goods.

Luke 14:5
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 14:5 · retained source text

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall haue an asse or an oxe fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?

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Historical definitions

To draw toward oneself or make an effort to draw; with particles, to draw out, pull off, uproot, demolish, overthrow, or bring down.

volume 2, leaf 387, column 2 (main_dictionary)